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1st Infantry Division (United Kingdom), 1st Infantry Division
1st Division may refer to: Military Airborne divisions * 1st Parachute Division (Germany) * 1st Airborne Division (United Kingdom) * 1st Airmobile Division (Ukraine) * 1st Guards Airborne Division Armoured divisions * 1st Armoured Division (Australia) * 1st Canadian Armoured Division (subsequently renamed the 5th Canadian Division) * 1st Armored Division (People's Republic of China) * 1st Armored Division (France) * 1st Light Mechanized Division (France) * 1st Panzer Division (Bundeswehr), (West) Germany * 1st Panzer Division (Wehrmacht), Nazi Germany * Fallschirm-Panzer Division 1 ''Hermann Göring'', Nazi Germany * 1st Armoured Division (India) * 1st Tank Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 1st Armoured Division (Poland) * 1st Mechanised Division (Poland) * 1st Mechanized Division (Soviet Union) * 1st Armoured Division (United Kingdom) *1st Armored Division (United States) *1st Armoured Division (Syria) * 1st Guards Mechanized Corps (Soviet Union) * 1st Tank Division (Soviet U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1st Parachute Division (Germany)
The 1st Parachute Division (german: 1. Fallschirmjäger-Division) was an elite German military parachute-landing division that fought during World War II. A division of paratroopers was termed a ''Fallschirmjäger'' Division. For reasons of secrecy, it was originally raised as the 7th Air Division, or ''Flieger-Division'', before being renamed and reorganized as the 1st Parachute Division in 1943. Operational history The division was formed in October 1938 under the command of Major-General Kurt Student. At the start of World War II, the division contained two parachute regiments; it was brought up to full strength in 1941. In April 1940, the division took part in the invasion of Denmark and Norway during Operation Weserübung, successfully seizing several airfields. The German plan for the invasion of Belgium and the Netherlands in May 1940 called for the use of the 7th Fliegerdivision to aid in the advance through the capture of key bridges and the fortress of Eben Emael. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1st Armoured Division (United Kingdom)
The 1st Armoured Division was an armoured division of the British Army. The division was formed as the Mobile Division on 24 November 1937, after several years of debate on such a formation. It was then renamed, in April 1939, as the 1st Armoured Division. Following the start of the Second World War, subordinate units and formations were withdrawn from the division to reinforce others. It was eventually deployed for combat, in May 1940, when it was dispatched to France and subsequently fought in the Battle of France before being withdrawn back to the UK in June during Operation Aerial. In late 1941, the division was sent to North Africa where it took part in the Western Desert campaign, notably fighting at the Battle of Gazala, and the First and the Second Battles of El Alamein. During 1942, Major-General Herbert Lumsden was wounded in action twice while leading the division, and Major-General Alexander Gatehouse was wounded once. The division then fought in the Tunisian cam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1st Cavalry Division (Reichswehr)
The 1st Cavalry Division was a unit of the Reichswehr, the armed forces of Germany during the Weimar Republic. It consisted of 6 cavalry regiments, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th (Prussian) Regiments. Its commanders were: *General of the Cavalry Rudolf von Horn 1 June 1920 - 1 June 1921 *Generalleutnant Otto Freiherr von Tettau 1 June 1920 - 1 April 1923 *General of the Cavalry Walther von Jagow 1 April 1923 - 1 February 1927 *Generalleutnant Ulrich von Henning auf Schönhoff 1 February 1927 - 1 February 1929 *Generalleutnant Georg Brandt 1 February 1929 - 1 December 1929 *Generalleutnant Fedor von Bock 1 December 1929 - 1 October 1931 *Generalleutnant Werner von Fritsch 1 October 1931 - 1 October 1932 *Generalleutnant Ludwig Beck 1 October 1932 - 1 October 1933 *Generalleutnant Hans Feige Hans Feige (10 November 1880 – 17 September 1953) was a German General of the Infantry in the Wehrmacht during World War II. Career Feige joined the German Army in 1900. During Worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1st Cavalry Division (German Empire)
The 1st Cavalry Division (''1. Kavallerie-Division'') was a unit of the German Army in World War I. The division was formed on the mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I. Combat chronicle Initially, it was the sole cavalry division on the Eastern Front, where it was assigned to the 8th Army. It remained in the East throughout the war. From 6 January 1915 to 22 August 1917, the division was involved in coastal defence duties in northern Courland. It was transferred to the Ukraine in March 1918, where it remained until 29 January 1919. From 16 January 1918, it contained just one brigade of 3 regiments. Battle Calendar The Division was formed as Part of the Mobilization at the Beginning of the First World War and was used exclusively on the Eastern Front. Here it remained as a German Police Force after the Peace of Brest-Litovsk. It was first used in Livonia and Estonia an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1st Foot Cavalry Division (France)
The 1st Foot Cavalry Division (french: 1re Division de Cavalerie à Pied) was a French Army formation during World War I. Heads of the Foot Cavalry Division *1 January 1918 – 16 February 1919 (dissolution of the DCP): Général Brécard First World War The foot cavalry division was formed in December 1917, in the region of Vic-sur-Aisne, with parts of the D.I. Composition during the War : Foot Cuirassier Regiment from January to November 1918 : Foot Cuirassiers Regiment from December 1917 to November 1918 : Foot Cuirassier Regiment from December 1917 to November 1918 : Territorial Infantry Regiment from December 1917 to November 1918 1918 10 January – 14 March 1918 : Constitution of the region of Vic-sur-Aisne; instruction. 14 – 22 March 1918 : Movement to Chamant. 22 March – 3 April 1918 : Transport by train to Salency ; relieved by the British army. : Engaged in the Battle of Picardy : defence of the Crozat Canal, fought and retreated to d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1st Light Cavalry Division (France)
The French 1st Light Cavalry Division ''(1er Division de Cavalerie Légère)'' was a French Army division active during World War II. The 1st Light Cavalry Division was formed alongside the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Light Cavalry Divisions in February 1940. World War 2 Battle Of France During the Battle of France in May 1940 the division Division or divider may refer to: Mathematics *Division (mathematics), the inverse of multiplication *Division algorithm, a method for computing the result of mathematical division Military *Division (military), a formation typically consisting ... contained the following units: *Chief of Staff, 1st Light Division *Components: **11th Light Mechanized Infantry Brigade ''(11e Brigade d'Infanterie Mécanisé)'' ***1st Armoured Car Regiment ''(1er Régiment de Véhicules Blindés)'' *** 5th Mechanized Dragoon Regiment ''(5e Régiment de Mécanisé Dragons)'' **2nd Cavalry Brigade ''(2e Brigade de Cavalerie)'' *** 1st Cavalry Regiment ''(1er Régiment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1st Fighter Division (China)
The 1st Fighter Brigade (1st BDE, Chinese: 第1航空旅; pinyin: ''Dì 1 hángkōng lǚ''), sometimes called 1st Air Brigade, previously 1st Fighter Division, is a fighter aircraft unit of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) based at Xianyang in Shaanxi province. Part of the Northern Theater Command Air Force, the brigade was originally established as the first division level formation of the PLAAF, established 19 June 1950. In the Korean War the unit shot down 92 airplanes. It was the first in PLAAF history to fight in air combat, provide close air support, perform night bombing operations and more. It is also the only air brigade of the People's Liberation Army Air Force to participate in five Chinese national day parades (1st, 10th, 35th, 50th and 60th national day parades). The unit's MUCD is 93056. History 4th Mixed Brigade The 1st Fighter Aviation Mixed Brigade originates from the 4th Mixed Brigade of the People's Liberation Army Air Force. In 1950, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1st Anti-Aircraft Division (United Kingdom)
The 1st Anti-Aircraft Division (1st AA Division) was an Air Defence formation of the British Army before and during the early years of the Second World War. It defended London during the Battle of Britain and The Blitz. Origin The 1st AA Division was organised on 15 December 1935 at Hillingdon House, RAF Uxbridge (at that time the headquarters of the Royal Observer Corps).Frederick, p. 1047. Responsible to London District but under the operational control of RAF Fighter Command, the Division's role was to command the growing number of Territorial Army (TA) anti-aircraft gun and searchlight units around London (the 2nd AA Division was formed in 1936 to cover the rest of the country). The headquarters of the division was formed by converting the headquarters of the 47th (2nd London) Infantry Division, whose General Officer Commanding, Major-General R.H.D. Thomson, continued as GOC of the new formation. Thomson had been Commander TA Air Defence Brigades and Inspector of Regular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division (Soviet Union)
1st Division may refer to: Military Airborne divisions *1st Parachute Division (Germany) * 1st Airborne Division (United Kingdom) * 1st Airmobile Division (Ukraine) * 1st Guards Airborne Division Armoured divisions * 1st Armoured Division (Australia) * 1st Canadian Armoured Division (subsequently renamed the 5th Canadian Division) * 1st Armored Division (People's Republic of China) * 1st Armored Division (France) * 1st Light Mechanized Division (France) * 1st Panzer Division (Bundeswehr), (West) Germany * 1st Panzer Division (Wehrmacht), Nazi Germany * Fallschirm-Panzer Division 1 ''Hermann Göring'', Nazi Germany * 1st Armoured Division (India) * 1st Tank Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 1st Armoured Division (Poland) * 1st Mechanised Division (Poland) * 1st Mechanized Division (Soviet Union) *1st Armoured Division (United Kingdom) *1st Armored Division (United States) *1st Armoured Division (Syria) * 1st Guards Mechanized Corps (Soviet Union) * 1st Tank Division (Soviet Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1st Anti-Aircraft Division (Japan)
The 1st Anti-Aircraft Division was an Imperial Japanese Army unit of World War II. It was responsible for the anti-aircraft guns and searchlight units assigned to defend cities in the central region of Honshu. History At the start of the Pacific War, the Eastern District Army included the Eastern Anti-Aircraft Brigade, which was one of two such units in the Imperial Japanese Army responsible for homeland air defence. It was equipped with around 150 anti-aircraft guns, most of which were obsolete, and its personnel were poorly trained. As a result of the Doolittle Raid in April 1942, on 19 November that year a major reorganisation of the Army's homeland air defence units took place. This reform saw the Eastern Anti-Aircraft Brigade replaced by the Eastern Air Defence Headquarters. The size of this force was expanded from April 1944 as part of a broader expansion of the homeland air defence units. However, these units were affected by shortages of anti-aircraft guns. By June 1944 the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1st Armored Brigade (People's Republic Of China)
The 1st Armored Brigade (formerly the 1st Tank Division , then 1st Armored Division ) is an Armored formation of People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China. The brigade now serves as the armored element under the 65th Army in the Beijing Military Region. Formation The Tank Division, 4th Field Army() was activated in February 1949 in Tianjin, from Special Troops Tank Command, 4th Field Army. In May 1949 the division was renamed as 1st Tank Division(). In December 1950 the division was re-organized as 1st Tank Brigade(, note the change on Chinese characters). By then the brigade was composed of: *1st Tank Regiment (medium); *2nd Tank Regiment (light); *Motorized Infantry Regiment; On November 3, 1950, the brigade was renamed as 1st Tank Division(). Its regiments were not affected. Korean War From March 1951 to November 1952 the division entered Korea to take part in the Korean War as a part of People's Volunteer Army(CPA). From January to October 1953 the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1st Tank Division (Soviet Union)
The 1st Tank Division was a Division sized unit of the Red Army that existed from 1940–42. It was later reformed, from a separate formation, with a different lineage. Within the Soviet Ground Forces it existed as a second line ready division from 1945–2008, at Kaliningrad in the Baltic Military District. First formation The division was first formed in July 1940 and had the following structure: * Headquarters under Colonel Vasiliy Ivanovich Ivanov ** 1st Tank Regiment ** 2nd Tank Regiment ** 1st Motorized Rifle Regiment ** 1st Motorized Howitzer Regiment ** 1st Reconnaissance Battalion ** 1st Motorized Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion ** 1st Motorized Pontoon Battalion ** 63rd Field Post Office ** 204th State Bank Field Officer When under the control of the Leningrad Military District the division was assigned to the 1st Mechanized Corps where it remained until its disbandment. When the division was disbanded the division was broken up and used to create the new 122nd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
